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The Danube Delta represents the youngest geographical region of Romania, with a particular individuality between the European deltas, as well as between the worldwide deltas. Situated in the northwestern part of Black Sea basin, between 44º46'00'' N lat., 45º40'00'' lat. N. ...

General Information Saint George (Sfantu Gheorghe) village is situated in the eastern extremity of the Danube Delta, in the eastern part of Tulcea county, at a distance of 120 Km from Tulcea (the largest town of Tulcea county and the administrative ...

The tourism activities in the Danube Delta are authorized by the Regulation and Licenses Department within ...

It’s official: On Sunday, Herbert Brückner, President of International Friends of Nature (IFN), formally proclaimed the Danube Delta “Landscape of the Year 2007 – 2009” in the Romanian seaport of Tulcea. In their addresses, Lucia Varga, current President of the International ...

Murighiol, a traditional fishing village, is home to the ruined Roman city of Halmyris, one of the most important ancient sites in Romania. The city was continuously inhabited from the 6th century BC to the 7th century AD. Although a ...

Sulina, the terminus point for cruise liners sailing across the Delta, was mentioned for the first time more than 1,000 years ago under the name of Selina in a work written by Byzantine Emperor Constantine Porphyrogenetes. This port town once ...

Mila 23 English engineers measured the course of the Danube in miles, starting with mile 0 in Sulina on the Black Sea coast.  Hence, 23 miles inland, you will find Mila 23, a quaiet traditional fishing village. Located on a bend ...

Crisan is the main stepping-off point between Tulcea and Sulina. Sometime ago a fishermen’s village with a few houses spreading over the right bank and a fishery on the opposite shore, now one of the bigest villages in Danube Delta, ...

To get a full flavor of the local cuisine you can sample some Danube shad (looks like herring) grilled and zander croquettes, tastily washed down with Aligote, Muscat or Merlot wines at one of the many restaurants in Danube Delta. ...

Starting with the 15th century, the Danube Delta was part of the Ottoman Empire. The Treaty of Paris of 1856 which ended the Crimean War, Danube Delta together with two districts of Southern Bessarabia was included in the Principality of Moldavia ...